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PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced Thursday 125 units of free electricity, unwrapping a potential no-bill bonanza ahead of assembly polls for an estimated 91% of households which consume less than the threshold. The move follows promises of 200 units of free electricity by rival and former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav of RJD, which leads opposition INDIA bloc in the state.Nitish made the announcement through his official social media handle. "All domestic consumers will get 100% subsidy on 125 u ...Read More >
New Delhi: Diagnosed with thalassemia at the age of two, a 23-year-old woman depended on blood transfusions every three weeks to stay alive. But when she was hospitalised with dengue in Class VIII, doctors discovered something more alarming -- she was HIV-positive. "I wasn't recovering. After several tests, they told me I was HIV-positive. I suspect it came from a transfusion. If the blood was properly tested, maybe this wouldn't have happened," she said. Now living with both thalassemia and HIV ...Read More >
Oriana Power jumped 4.70% to Rs 2,408 after the company secured an order worth Rs 212.31 crore from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL) for setting up 50 MW/100 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).The project will install standalone grid-scale BESS facilities with a total capacity of 50 MW/100 MWh at Shahapur Taluk Yadagir, Karnataka. This BESS initiative aims to improve grid stability by balancing supply and demand, lowering the risk of blackouts, and boosting over ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Reacting to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcement of free electricity up to 125 units, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that whatever schemes the Congress party is giving in Karnataka, the entire country is following it. Speaking to the media, Shivakumar emphasised that in the entire country, Congress Party has stood for the welfare of the people. After independence, till today, whenever the Congress Party is in power, ei ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 14 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday visited the India International Horticulture Market (IIHM) at Ganaur in Sonipat to review the ongoing development. He held a review meeting with officials from the Marketing Board Administration, the construction company and the district administration, and directed them to expedite the construction work and ensure the project is completed within the stipulated timeline. Saini said this ambitious project would serve as ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to complete the green transformation of the city's public transport system by powering electric buses with solar energy instead of grid electricity. In the initial phase, five EV charging stations for BRTS buses will be equipped with solar panels to create a charging infrastructure that runs on renewable energy. In all, 200 BRTS buses will be powered through these charging stations. Gradually, AMTS electric buses will also transition to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Economic independence is the foundation for achieving gender equality, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka at the Gender Equality Conference organised by the Telangana Women's Commission at Nizam College. The Deputy Chief Minister said the Telangana government is offering Rs 20,000 crore in interest-free loans every year to women's self-help groups (SHGs), to empower one crore women financially. In the first year alone, Rs 21,632 crore was distributed to SHGs across th ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of assembly elections, the freebie buzz has hit Bihar with chief minister Nitish Kumar announcing on Thursday free electricity up to 125 units for every household in the state. "We have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates from the very beginning. Now we have decided that from August 1, 2025, that is, from the July bill itself, all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay any money for electricity up to 125 units. This will benefit a total of 1 ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): On Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcement of free electricity up to 125 units for households ahead of the upcoming elections, expelled Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Thursday said that it is just an announcement and no one has yet received free electricity. While speaking to ANI, Tej Pratap said, It just an announcement. No one has received free electricity yet. They know the election is coming, so they are making such announc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --? Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. Also Read | India Successfully Test-Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Prithvi-II ...Read More >
Patna: In a major move ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free power up to 125 units to all domestic consumers in the state. The chief minister made the announcement on the social media, stating that the benefit will reach 1.67 crore households. He also said the free power benefit will be effective from August 1. "This means that no charges will be levied for 125 units in the bills for July itself," said Kumar, who also claimed "we have alre ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Patna: The state govt will now spend Rs 19,370 crore to provide 100% power subsidy to domestic consumers across the state, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary announced on Thursday shortly after CM Nitish Kumar declared that 125 units of electricity will be given free to all domestic users.The proposal is expected to be cleared by the state cabinet on Friday, following PM Narendra Modi's rally in Motihari. Cabinet meetings are typically held on Tuesdays, but the schedule has been advanced in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcement of free electricity up to 125 units for households has sparked a political reaction, with Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj drawing parallels between Kumar move and Arvind Kejriwal similar initiative in Delhi. Bharadwaj told ANI, Today, Arvind Kejriwal has been proved right and the BJP wrong. When Arvind Kejriwal announced free electricity in Delhi, the BJP made fun of him. Today, after 10 years, the BJP is fol ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a two - day technical seminar "Next Generation Combat - Shaping Tomorrow's Military Today" organized at the Military Station Jaipur, the defence experts have laid stress upon enhancing the focus on developing indigenous solar-powered drones for extended endurance and better stealth capabilities considering the rapid evolution of drone warfare. As per the release from the defence officials, the sessions delved deeper into the pivotal role of advanced science and technology in shaping ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A round table with industry associations from across Punjab was held on Thursday here, with state Industry Minister Sanjeev Arora and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema with the main demand to revamp all focal points and industrial zones. At the outset, the industry representatives expressed gratitude to the Punjab government for announcing the long-pending one-time settlement policy, allowing resolution of litigated industrial plot dues in focal points by payin ...Read More >
Patna, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced 125 units of free electricity per month for every household in Bihar, sparking both praise and sharp criticism. While the ruling NDA hailed the announcement as "historic" and transformative for the poor, Opposition parties accused the state government of copying their schemes without originality. Making the declaration on social media, CM Nitish Kumar stated that from August 1, 2025 -- beginning with the July bil ...Read More >
Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday threw the switch on the poll season after he promised 125 free units of electricity to voters just months ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in the state."We have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates from the very beginning. Now, we have decided that from 1 August 2025 -- that is, from the July bill onwards -- all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay any charges for up to 125 unit ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday hailed the state government decision to provide 125 units of free electricity and said this will benefit a total of 1 crore 67 lakh families in the state. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has announced free electricity up to 125 units...This will benefit a total of 1 crore 67 lakh families in the state, this is a golden day for those who use less than 125 units Samrat Choudhary said. He also assured that the st ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha on Thursday said that the decision to provide 125 units of free electricity will benefit over 1.86 crore domestic consumer. Speaking with ANI, Vijay Sinha, hailing the government decision said, The big decisions taken by NDA under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar are for the welfare of the poor... This decision by the CM will benefit over 1.86 crore domestic electricity consumers... As of now, the government is givin ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Thursday called the Bihar government's decision to provide free electricity up to 125 units 'historic', and said that every household in the state will be connected to a solar energy source within the next three years. Speaking to ANI, Jha said the government took the step keeping the poor in mind. 'The Chief Minister has announced 125 units free. Today, 100 per cent of the houses in Bihar are electrified. Electricity is reachi ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced that domestic electricity consumers across the poll-bound state will be provided up to 125 units of power free of cost every month starting August 1. The scheme will benefit over 1.67 crore households and will apply to electricity consumption from the billing cycle of July. This comes weeks after the Bihar government announced its decision to nearly triple the social security pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 per month for 1.1 crore ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 16 (ANI): Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested the former Engineer-in-Chief of the Telangana Irrigation Department in a disproportionate assets case, officials said on Wednesday. According to ACB, the case was lodged against C Muralidhar Rao for having acquired assets through unlawful practices during his service. ACB also conducted searches at the house of the accused and 11 other places that belonged to him or his relatives. According to ACB, during the search ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court here on Wednesday sent former Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana's Irrigation Department C. Muralidhar Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a disproportionate assets case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which arrested Rao on Tuesday, produced him before the ACB court. After hearing arguments from both sides, the magistrate sent him to judicial custody. He was subsequently shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail. The anti-graft agency has registered a ...Read More >
Telangana irrigation scam: Former Engineer-in-Chief sent to 14-day judicial custody in DA case Hyderabad: A court here on Wednesday sent former Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana's Irrigation Department C. Muralidhar Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a disproportionate assets case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which arrested Rao on Tuesday, produced him before the ACB court. After hearing arguments from both sides, the magistrate sent him to judicial custody. He was subsequently shifted ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has decided to introduce smart travel cards for buses, restructure bus routes and redesign bus queue shelters (BQS), minister Pankaj Singh said. Singh said that this card will enable seamless travel across DTC buses, Delhi Metro, and the upcoming Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).Chief minister Rekha Gupta, while addressing a meeting of the Transport Department on Tuesday, said both small (DEVI) and large buses are being increased, and the new routes are being strategica ...Read More >
July 14 (Reuters) - Indian renewable energy firm SAEL Industries Ltd will invest 82 billion rupees ($954.04 million) to build a 5-gigawatt (GW)-per-year integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the company said on Monday. Through one of the largest investments seen so far in the solar manufacturing space in India, the plant in Greater Noida will boost SAEL's total module manufacturing capacity to 8.5 GW. Construction is expected to begin t ...Read More >
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